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In the course of its daily operation, the human brain forms many partial ideas and observations. We put them under scrutiny and ask, of each, the crucial question, "Is that something?"

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    • Aug 21, 2024 LATEST EPISODE
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    Neighborhood Hall Talkback and Listen (from The 2024 Hideout Theatre Marathon)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2024 45:41


    We've done a lot of talking ... Now it's time for us to do some listening, as well as a great deal of talking. In this Neighborhood Hall, members of our community sound off on issues that affect them.This show was recorded at the Hideout Theatre 48-Hour Improv Marathon, featuring the 2024 Marathon cast: Symply Courtney, Aspen Webster, Mickey May, Allie Maldonado, Kenny Madison, Norman Scott, and Yichao. And Courtney Hopkin. But she's already on the podcast. So.

    Goof and Cheese Tokyo Drift

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2024 30:43


    This week: Korn, the Law, voicemails, "Hard Target" facts/FAQs.

    2 Goof 2 Cheeze (just us)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2024 27:11


    This episode features:mouth soundsmovie trivia, esp. re: "Hard Target" (1993)Aunt Cathy voicemails

    It's Just Us, Goofing & Cheesing (Slight Return)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2024 33:12


    Courtney and Curtis once again have announcements, games, and goofs to share with you. LET THEM DO IT.

    Henry Collins, an entrepreneur (with Bryan "Lubu" Roberts"

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2024 67:58


    Henry Collins (a.k.a. Henry Call-Ins) drops in to tell us about his multifaceted life of hustling, getting paid, getting paper, but most importantly: Making a Difference.

    It's Just Us, Goofing & Cheesing

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2024 35:15


    Courtney and Curtis run it down, then run it back up again. Announcements, voicemails, and fun await.

    Freddie, a kid (with Alex Walker)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2023 67:55


    We meet Freddie, a real prince of the neighborhood.Be sure to like and follow and subscribe to this content, as well as any and all other content that you find on the internet. It's all good; you need all of it.

    Count Budlightula, the Bud Light vampire (with Nick Ramirez)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2023 58:07


    We meet undead party dude Count Budlightula.

    Cami, aquarium enthusiast (with Roxy Castillo)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2023 46:52


    Our neighbor Cami (Camera for long) joins us to discuss the origins of her deep aquarium. Special appearance from Pitbull the pit bull.

    Landline podcasts?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2022 36:13


    Dial-a-blather, accessible on your old-fashioned touchtone device.

    Hey Vern, It's Aielli?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2022 49:16


    We pay tribute to the late Austin public radio titan John Aielli with a series of adventurous speculations.

    BTTF: Linear vs. circular time travel?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2022 54:58


    Courtney has questions about the specific nature of the time travel in that popular movie about the young rock-n-roll skateboard man who is trying not to Do Stuff with his mom.

    The good times never end?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2022 51:08


    Sometimes there's that moment in a movie, usually during a montage, where they say, "We thought the good times would never end," and it means that the good times are about to end, but what if they didn't?

    Female Nick Cave?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2022 56:21


    Lots of topics, lots of topics, but eventually we get around to the main one, the titular one, and then Courtney figures out an answer to her satisfaction very quickly, but then we keep talking about things.

    Joel? Joel!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2022 57:51


    Our buddy Joel is back to have some ideas with us.

    Nextdoor Batman?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2022 67:05


    The hero that we need, but don't deserve, but also want.

    Mini sports?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2022 48:47


    Little sports!

    Movie/TV premise crop rotation?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2022 45:42


    What if every year all the things had to be about one thing?

    Professional "pro wrestling"?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2021 58:38


    Your boring office job could use some better booking.

    Morally imperative surveys?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2021 31:17


    GOD HIMSELF has commanded it that you should rate and review.

    Big Ideas Edition

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2021 50:08


    Courtney waylaid the podcast with a ton of BIG IDEAS, which necessitated some Big Talk and Big Thinking.

    All-day football?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2021 53:28


    Why not go ahead and make the football game last all Sunday?

    Hook vs. Hook?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2021 49:56


    Spielberg's "Hook" (1991) vs. Blues Traveler's "Hook" (1994) ... Is the conversation even worth having?

    Nothing but hammocks?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2021 32:17


    What if you only had hammocks in your house?

    It's The X-Files' fault?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2021 46:33


    Did "The X-Files", by making conspiracies cool and sexy, create the present situation?

    Cartoon fitness?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2021 44:56


    Getting a body like Bugs.

    Five choices in every category?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2021 28:53


    Too many options have got us bummed out.

    New Zoom entrances?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2021 52:03


    Zoom is leaving money on the table not offering these upsells ... right? And: Beeple.

    Glasses to make parents' TV look normal?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2021 41:40


    Parents' TVs are a damn mess. Why won't they fix the settings? Why don't we get some special glasses to undo them?

    Make Britain un-cute again?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2021 44:33


    A discussion of Bond songs leads to speculation about how to teach our kids about the many crimes of the English.

    New things for Pixar to give humanlike feelings to?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2021 50:43


    Who will those digital cartoonsters grant anthropomorphic consciousness to next??

    Bone whitening? (with our friend Joel)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2021 51:46


    Our dear friend Joel joins us once again to discuss bone whitening as a new cosmetic craze.

    Skin thickener?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2021 19:18


    A new frontier in skin care.

    ShoeShare?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2021 27:49


    It's a way to share shoes!

    Oops! All complaining!

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2021 21:07


    We goofed and forgot to do the premise of the show and just complained about Jerry Seinfeld, cars, and "Cars" instead.

    CBD for kids?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2021 22:31


    Everyone's talking about, selling, and using CBD. Why not kids?

    Ham sandwich burger blowup!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2021 21:02


    DAMN!! A full-blown ITS smackdown ensues when Curtis makes a provocative proposal about food nomenclature.

    Clear terms for cousins?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2021 23:41


    There's so many different ways to be a cousin, and there are too many confusing terms used to distinguish them.

    A new kind of public apology?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2021 23:16


    Public apologies have become meaningless; we need a new way of making it right. (Please note that this was recorded before certain significant recent events occurred.)

    A new letter?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2021 29:35


    A new year calls for a new letter in the alphabet. (The editing on this one isn't as tight as usual because I have shingles. - Curtis)

    Holidays with "The DaVinci Code" Pt. 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2020 22:39


    For the holidays, we're doing only the easy part of the podcast. So here's part two of an unedited summary of the plot of "The DaVinci Code."

    Holidays with "The DaVinci Code" Pt. 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2020 16:36


    For the holidays, we're doing only the easy part of the podcast. So here's part one of an unedited summary of the plot of "The DaVinci Code."

    A robotic breadmaker operator? (with Joel)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2020 19:32


    Breadmakers make it easy to make bread, but you still gotta use the breadmaker ... unless you had a robot to do it. Joel takes a big swing at something here; listen for the results!

    Reverse Santa? (with Joel)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2020 27:55


    Our dear pal Joel joins us to consider Santa Claus in reverse.

    A reality competition to be "The Finest Lad"?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2020 19:03


    Put on your short pants, because we think there ought to be a show called "Who Will Be the Finest Lad?" The trifle could be yours!

    "Kicking movies" as distinct genre?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2020 22:51


    Is a "kicking movie" a distinct kind of movie?

    Big-time juggling comeback?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2020 19:17


    Is it time for juggling to retake its place at the forefront of the performing arts?

    Guests on this show?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2020 19:48


    Should we have "guests" on this podcast? Our discussion leads to a robust consideration of various ways one may be a guest.

    Bechdel Test but for ladies talkin' bout farts/poops?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2020 20:55


    Courtney would like to help you quickly find your way to female conversations about things that come out of butts.

    Hard fantasy?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2020 17:01


    OK, so you've heard of "hard sci-fi?" Well, that but different.

    Shitty minimalism?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2020 23:14


    Go through your possessions one by one and get rid of anything that doesn't spark abject misery.

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